On the Mark Golf Podcast

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Bradley Hughes with Insights on Turning Your Game in the Right Direction Nov 23, 2019

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Bradley Hughes is a former PGA TOUR player and a winner on the global golf stage. Always one of the foremost ball-strikers in the game, he is now one of the leading player instructors on the PGA TOUR. His growing stable of clients includes tournament-winners Russell Knox and Brendan Todd. Bradley prides his teaching on simplicity and a focus on enabling the student to feel and understand what the true golf swing fundamentals are. He discusses his proven approach to turning one's game from negative to positive in this podcast. He shares thoughts on communication, trust and feel. He also addresses a few notable swing myths and misunderstandings of elements in the golf swing, and shares drills how you can ensure you perform certain key moves appropriately.

Tips from The PGA TOUR. Episode 37 - Pitch the Ball like Brendan Todd Nov 22, 2019

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In a weekly podcast, Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 37 Mark revisits the 2019 Mayakoba Classic in Playa del Carmen in Mexico.

Mark illustrates a few elements from, tournament-winner, Brendan Todd's pitching action that you can employ to improve and enhance your greenside short game play. Mark talks about shaft pitch and plane, timing and the correct use of the legs and pressure shift to improve and time the body pivot, and he shares a drill that you can use to eliminate excess hand and wrist action for better contact and improved distance control and accuracy.

Adam Schriber on Activating the Power Source in the Golf Swing Nov 18, 2019

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Adam Schriber is a former PGA TOUR player who turned his passions to golf coaching. He has taught golf since 1989 and is the former Director of Instruction for the USA-based David Leadbetter Golf Academies. Adam is also a Golf Digest Top 100 Instructor. Adam joins the podcast to talk about the power source in the golf swing. He delves into the entire area of the body involved in power generation and shares exercises and drills to awaken the muscles and power up the pivot. He uses PGA TOUR examples in Anthony Kim and Sam Ryder as he discusses flexibility, mobility, practice and on and off-course work.

Turn Your Practice into Good Golf Scores with Devan Bonebrake Nov 13, 2019

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Devan Bonebrake is the owner/operator of The Southern California Golf Academy in Carlsbad, CA. He is a Golf Digest "Best Young Teacher in America" and a "Top Teacher Under 40". Devan talks about constructive work, a productive mindset, and how to make your practice become beneficial in this podcast. He addresses Strokes Gained, Swing Technique and Changes, Time Management, Constructive and Beneficial Practice, Specific Focus on areas of the game, Greens in Regulation, Course Management and Scoring. He also shares practice drills that incorporate consequence to help your scoring and recommends a drill to do before the round to get you ready for the day.

Tips from The PGA TOUR. Episode 36 - Learn from Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Brendan Todd Nov 12, 2019

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In a weekly podcast, Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 36 Mark revisits the 2019 WGC HSBC Champions in Shanghai (China) and the 2019 Bermuda Championship in Bermuda.

Immelman highlights a lesson on golf swing sequencing and explains the "Split Hands" drill Rory McIlroy used to improve his golf swing; Mark shows how to mentally deal with good and bad shots by sharing a quote from Xander Schauffele; He explains how to play out of a divot a la Harry Higgs, and he talks about the way Brendan Todd played his way out of a long slump and what you can do to bring your game back to its best.

Jamy Bechler on The Foundational Principles of Leadership and Being Your Best Self Nov 06, 2019

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Jamy Bechler is a former College Basketball Coach and Professor turned Professional Speaker, Leadership Trainer and Executive Business Coach. He is "John Maxwell Team" certified and travels the USA to motivate and coach people and organizations on how to build a championship culture. Jamy joins the show to discuss his book - The Leadership Playbook - and how you can become the best version of yourself. He specifically addresses his 7 Foundational Principles of Leadership: Success is a Choice, Integrity, Positive Attitude, Discipline, Responsibility, Respect and Growth. He also ties these elements into the game of golf and illustrates how development in these areas can help you not only grow, but improve your game.

Dr. Mark Bull Discusses Body Movement and Skill Acquisition in the Golf Swing Nov 04, 2019

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Dr. Mark Bull has a PhD in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Science and is also a fully qualified PGA Professional and coach. He founded Mark Bull Golf, now Bull 3D, in 2009. Mark makes his second appearance on our podcast to talk about movement dynamics in the golf swing. He discusses the biomechanics of body movement - and what is "good movement" - in the swing. He addresses Skill Acquisition and the variability of movement. He talks about obtaining consistency of movement in the swing and he delves into how to be adaptable in variable conditions out on the golf course. In short he advises on how you can become the best you and how you can practice to get your best more often.

Tips from The PGA TOUR. Episode 35. Lessons in Game Management from Tiger Woods Oct 31, 2019

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In a weekly podcast, Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can learn from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 35 Mark revisits the 2019 ZOZO Championship in Japan.

Mark illustrates a number of lessons from tournament champion, Tiger Woods; he also shares an anecdote from Rory McIlroy on the nature of golf. Lessons from Tiger include: Dealing with (and how to bounce back from) a bad start, management of attitude and mental game, patience and perspective (backed up by PGA TOUR statistics from Shotlink), and pre-and-post shot routines.

Adam Young on His "7 Laws of Good (Golf) Impact" Oct 28, 2019

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Adam Young is one of the leading golf instructors in the game. The author of "The Practice Manual - The Ultimate Guide for Golfers" Adam adopts a holistic approach to his teaching and stresses the importance of developing skills as well as technique. Adam joins "On the Mark" for the second time to talk about his "7 Laws of Good Impact". He addresses each law in-depth, and shares a drill to improve, as he explains the importance of understanding and embracing them in practice. Simply put, you will not improve the quality of your golf shots unless you address one, or more, of the 7 Laws: Ground Contact, Face Contact, Speed, Face Direction, Swing Path, Angle of Attack, and Dynamic Loft.

Tips from The PGA TOUR. Episode 34. Learn Imagination and Shot-making from Jason Day and Tiger Woods Oct 21, 2019

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In a weekly podcast, Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 34 Mark revisits the 2019 Japanese Skins Game featuring Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama.

Mark looks into the "One Club Challenge Hole" at The Skins and illustrates how playing/practicing with one club only can improve your shot-making, course management, imagination and creativity. Mark also breaks down how Jason Day hit that greenside bunker shot with a 6-iron and how emulating his method will help you be more successful from the sand.

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